ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal judge set a Feb. 8 sentencing date for a now-ailing Paul Manafort Friday, even as the former Trump campaign chairman continued to cooperate with Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiry into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.
Manafort appeared in federal court here in a wheelchair with a swollen right foot sheathed in a white sock as defense attorney Kevin Downing urged an expedited sentencing date, saying that there were “significant issues” related to his client’s health.
Downing did not elaborate on Manafort’s condition, but a person familiar with the matter said Manafort is suffering from a diet-related inflammation in his right foot.
Source: Paul Manafort, former Trump campaign chair, to be sentenced Feb. 8